what to do with this beech??

[Bundle 2]

ok so the first picture is worse than it looks

Really...it looks pretty bad man!

"any ideas. im still tempted by hamadryads 1st idea i think about reducing the 3 close to the house and shaping remainder. the drag out from this tree is horrible, steps, tight turns and through a garage"

 

 

As soon as clap eyes on the pic top left, even given the fisheye lens etc etc...Why oh why did these property owners think it was ok to build a conservatory under this tree?

Perhaps a more pertinent question is, why did the conservatory fitters think it was a good idea?

Was there money involved...?

I could be wrong but as a tree care professional, you really should ought to advise these clients to get it removed imo. Tell 'em to get a few quotes ( as you do ) And bang in a nice big number if they ask, enough to cover the hassle seems perfectly reasonable.....

[Frankie Lawrence]

 

any ideas. im still tempted by hamadryads :adore:1st idea i think about reducing the 3 close to the house and shaping remainder. the drag out from this tree is horrible, steps, tight turns and through a garage:sad:

 

Everyone has given you ideas they said fell it replant it.

 

Why would the drag have anything to do with it? Because you cant be botherd to do a horrible drag? Correct me if im wrong just sounds like that.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

The new photos reveal a lot more, the tree has dysfunctional core and as indicated by the force flows to each coresponding limb, those limbs are now in eefect 4-5 seperate trees growing about the old central core.

 

It looks like it may have been pollarded or topped a few times in its life.

 

Allowed to remain with any significant hieght would inevitably lead to one or more of the now individual trees falling away from the IMO weak unions, probably by a cupboard door type scenario, by side loading from wind as aposed to the wieght load.

 

Pollard 2-3 meters above crown break and maintain as such at five year intervals replant another beech, a fastigiate close by and when its matured, fell the pollard.

 

or just fell it and be done with it.